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Music publishers allege Anthropic trained its Claude AI model using pirated lyrics and sheet music, reviving copyright claims ...


Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said federal immigration authorities have appeared at at least 17 California courthouses in th...


The donations were made by Judicate West executive Var Fox and 2025 Lawyer of the Year Lisa M. Gilford, as part of its ongoing...


Community News


Ajay Krishnan joins the bench after a 20-year litigation career at Keker Van Nest & Peters, including 15 years as a partner.


The case centers on whether a $200,000 loan was part of a True Up calculation or a separate obligation due at the sale of the ...


Insurance


Insurance industry representatives told California lawmakers that the FAIR Plan is becoming the default option for too many ho...


School districts claim Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and their parent companies included features in their platforms th...


Two cannabis companies are seeking more than $20 million in damages from the 2017 Thomas Fire. Edison acknowledges liability b...


More than 30 physicians, public health organizations argue youth plaintiffs face measurable harms from fossil fuel policies


Partners James T. Conley from Ogletree Deakins, Evan McBride from Jackson Lewis PC, and Dustin Woods from Lewis Brisbois joine...


A Santa Barbara family filed a federal lawsuit claiming California's oil-well setback law SB 1137 has stripped their mineral r...


The settlement requires expanded inspections and enforcement protocols for rental housing affected by wildfire debris. The dea...


Although newly branded, Narain Maclear enters the market with scale: the firm has 16 attorneys and roughly 50 support staff sp...


The U.S. M&A market surged to roughly $4 trillion in 2025, fueled by large-cap strategic deals, strong financing, and a br...


Shareholder activism remains elevated, with activists increasingly pushing for M&A and other strategic changes, prompting ...


Speaking to the Annual Securities Regulation Institute, Former Delaware Chancery Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine, Jr. urged ...


Five plaintiffs' firms pitched U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on serving as lead counsel in a proposed class actio...


Consumer Law


A proposed federal class action claims the San Francisco Giants misled fans by advertising low ticket prices online and adding...


Insurance companies argued the deal amounted to an improper settlement that excluded insurers and lacked required procedural s...


Pacific Palisades homeowners accuse State Farm of deliberately underestimating rebuilding costs, winning an unusual writ of at...


After last-minute settlements by TikTok and Snap, Meta and Google moved forward with jury selection in the first Los Angeles B...



A San Francisco federal judge ruled Meta's terms of service can't shield it from liability for its own alleged conduct in a ha...


The TikTok company is the second this week to settle the bellwether case before trial, which was due to start today.


The lawsuit accuses U.S. Border Patrol agents of making unconstitutional stops and arrests in the Central Valley.


Investors alleging a suppressed valuation in a nuclear medicine acquisition dropped claims against Ronald J. Nessim and his fi...


Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify Feb. 9 as the first jury trial over alleged addictive social media design move...


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers pressed both tech companies and plaintiffs at a summary judgment hearing, signaling...


Orange County prosecutors dismissed a decades-old murder charge after courts found pervasive misconduct tied to the county's j...


Corporate legal leaders from Robinhood, Coherent, Peloton, and Edward Jones said U.S. regulatory uncertainty is slowing blockc...